Bill Taney

Current

Vice President, Global Head of Network Engineering & Operations at Townsend Analytics

Past

Network Manager at TD Securities
Senior Network Engineer at Playboy Enterprises
Network Manager - Store Planning, Advertising and Design at Montgomery Ward

Field Engineering at Computize

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Education

Western Illinois University

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Industry

Financial Services

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Bill Taney’s Summary

I am an experienced manager of engineering groups supporting high performance multiprotocol networks. With over 15 years experience in network design, operations and engineering. Extensive hands on experience Cisco, Juniper, Netscreen, F5 and Linux, Solaris and OS X systems. Currently I manage a global network organization for the premier trading EMS system provider. My responsibility includes all of the data and telephony systems worldwide. This network processes and disseminates market data from all of the worldwide markets as well as process real-time trades back to market at all of the worlds major exchanges 24x6. I have had previous Financial industry experience as well as experience in the time critical printing, publishing and creative industries in both the media and retail sector.

Bill Taney’s Specialties:

Network Engineering, Operations & Design in mission critical real-time environments. Managing complex network, voice and video projects and delivering under challenging deadlines and budgets.

Bill Taney’s Experience

Vice President, Global Head of Network Engineering & Operations

Townsend Analytics

(Privately Held; LEH; Financial Services industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Manage engineering group responsible for all data, voice and video services for the leading EMS trading platform. This worldwide team executes all network design, engineering and operations for a real-time trading environment. We manage and deliver complex projects supporting all of the network infrastructure needs of the enterprise. The network consists mostly of enterprise and carrier class equipment from Cisco, F5 and Juniper.
Network Manager

TD Securities

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TD; Banking industry)

January 2001 — June 2005 (4 years 6 months)

Had leading role in the design, engineering and management of the infrastructure of one of the most technically advanced equity options companies in the world. Supported all facets of internal connectivity as well as connectivity to all of the major equity and options exchanges.
Senior Network Engineer

Playboy Enterprises

(Public Company; PLA; Entertainment industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years )

Designed, engineered and maintained large heterogeneous network supporting IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX and SNA supporting Macintosh, PC and AS/400 systems. This network encompassed all aspects of the business for a premier multimedia company that included publishing, catalog, online and video that included on demand web streaming and other bandwidth intensive new media elements.
Network Manager - Store Planning, Advertising and Design

Montgomery Ward

(Retail industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )

Managed the purchase, deployment, implementation and support of computers, software and computing resources for Eight business groups in a mixed environment of Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT. Managed the training and support for network users working in both Macintosh and Windows environments running Microsoft office, Intergraph Microstation, QuarkXpress and Freehand.
Field Engineering

Computize

(Computer Hardware industry)

March 1994 — March 1996 (2 years 1 month)

Worked as a ACMT (Apple Certified Macintosh Technician). Performed on-site field service on Macintosh computers, AppleTalk Networks and LaserWriter printers. Specialized in design and troubleshooting of prepress/publishing networks. Installed and performed contract support at many of the major advertising, printing and retail marketing firms in the Chicago area.